Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, who co-wrote the screenplay, will serve as the film’s leads. Paul will be produced by Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan from Working Title and Nira Park for Big Talk Productions.

In the comedy adventure, Pegg and Frost play two sci-fi fanatics on a road trip whose conspiracy dreams come true when they encounter an escaped alien near Area 51. As they try to reunite him with his mother ship, they find Paul has many more opinions than your typical ET.